Checking their privilege: Beijing’s threat to Hong Kong

The Intelligence from The Economist

China’s parliament voted today to draft legislation that would utterly undermine the territory’s independence. What now for protesters, for Western powers, for the region’s foreign firms? The pandemic has quashed some crimes but has also created new nefarious opportunities. And it may be closing time for the golden age of the booze business.

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2020-05-28 21 min

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